Men's Volleyball Finishes Regular Season This Weekend

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team host three matches over the weekend, beginning with Hilbert on Friday night at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Lions will face Buffalo State and Grove City in a tri-match. The first match is at 12 p.m.

Schedule/Coverage:

Friday, April 3
Behrend vs. Hilbert (Video | Live Stats)

Saturday, April 4
Behrend vs. Buffalo State (Video | Live Stats)
Grove City vs. Buffalo State (Video | Live Stats)
Behrend vs. Grove City (Video | Live Stats)

Behrend News & Notes:

* The Lions have won three in a row, defeating Carlow twice and Houghton
* Behrend swept the Celtics and the Highlanders in AMCC action on Saturday, before facing Carlow in a non-conference match on Tuesday
* In the win on Tuesday vs. Carlow, the Lions posted a season-high 18 service aces
* Behrend posted 9.56 kills per set, while holding the two opponents to 4.78 kills
* In those three wins, Luke Mumpower (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) tallied 39 assists, 18 digs and eight service aces
* Lewis Rhodes (Reston, VA/South Lakes) led with 14 kills and six blocks in three matches
* Kyle Hoffman (Carlton, PA/Cochranton) is first on the team and fourth in the conference with 221 kills and sixth in kills per set (2.76)
* Behrend continues to rank nationally in blocks per set and is eighth with a 2.17 average
* Rhodes sits 18^th in NCAA statistics in blocks per set (.98)
* With two conference games remaining, Behrend is in second place with a 3-1 AMCC record

Hilbert News & Notes:

* Hilbert enters the match with a 9-11 overall record and 2-2 conference mark
* The Hawks recently fell to Buffalo State, 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-14)
* Hilbert has conference wins over Houghton and Penn State Altoona
* Brad Converse has a team-best 182 kills this season, averaging 2.56 kills per set
* Converse was named the AMCC Preseason Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-AMCC selection in 2024
* The Hawks were picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Poll

Buffalo State News & Notes:

* Buffalo State is in the driver's seat for earning the No. 1 seed for the AMCC Tournament
* The Bengals are undefeated at 4-0 with two conference matches remaining
* Last time out, Buffalo State defeated Hilbert, 3-0
* Malachi Jackson led the Bengals with 13 kills and Drew Bowman racked up 30 assists
* Bowman leads the AMCC in assists per set (9.24), while Alex Vega is first in digs (285) and digs per set (3.39)
* The Bengals were predicted to finish tied for second in the AMCC Preseason Poll

Grove City News & Notes:

* The 2025 season is the first varsity season for the Wolverines after fielding a club program for three decades
* Grove City is 13-12 overall and 8-4 in the PAC
* The Wolverines opened the season vs. the Behrend Lions, falling 3-0
* Grove City is 4-1 in its last four matches, recently defeating Geneva and Chatham 3-0
* The Wolverines have five players with 100 kills or more, led by Keith Otto (186)
* Andrew Kessler has 77 blocks this season, while Ben McVey leads with 196 digs

Series History:

* Behrend and Buffalo State have played three times, with the Bengals holding a 2-1 lead in the series
* Buffalo State earned a 3-1 win over the Lions earlier this season
* Behrend is 18-0 against Hilbert since the series began in 2012